Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-05
As1LVER WEDDING.

NIT. and Mrs. Charles B. Foster Cele.
 brate The Twenty.F1fth Ann1ver-
 sary of Their Wedding, Assisted by
 Many odd Fellows and the American
 Board and Many Guests.
 Number 220 Howard avenue is handsome vine covered residence situated near the cor- ner of First street, below the Kimberly ave- nue railroad bridge, and place where a fine view of the harbor can be obtained. Here resides General and Mrs. Charles B. Foster, who, last evening, celebrated the twenty-ffth anniversary of their wedding, assisted by about 200 of their lady and gentlemen friends. The house was brilliantly illumin- ated, and on the spacious grounds in the rear were erected large tents handsomely trimmed with Chinese lanterns, and where an excel lent collation. was spread ready for the many guests. when they chose to partake of them. The rooms in the house were all thrown open, and here the ladies sat and talked, ably entertained by Mrs. Foster, while the gentlemen occupied the verandah and smoked to keep away the terrible mosquitoes while General Foster kept rapidly
 moving about greeting new arrivals. In the
 back parlor was large table covered with handsome presents for MT. and Mrs. Foster, consisting of silverware of all kinds, Rogers groups and other articles; among them 8 handsome willow chair and cushion from the Ladies' relief corps, and a portrait of MT.
 Fosters mother, S4 years of age, who was present at the celebration. Shortly after 10 o'clock MT. Foster. who is brigadier general of the department of Connecticut Patriarchs Militant and also Q prominent member of Admiral Foote post No. IT, Grand Army of the Republic, was called into the parlor by Commander James N. Coe, who in few words presented him with handsome silver water set in the name of Admiral Foote post No. IF, which MT. Foster accepted with an appropriate address. Shortly after this the notes of an approaching band were heard and soon the American band, George Streit leader, was seen approaching, followed by about fifty members of the Third brigade, Patriarchs Militant, commanded by Colonel George L. Moses. The band stopped at the driveway in front of MT. Fosters residence, where the brigade countermarched and marched into the driveway where they were drawn up company front and saluted MT: and Mrs. Foster, after which they partook of the feast prepared for them assisted by the other guests, while the band rendered seve-- ral selections and the young folks danced in the parIors. After supper MT. and Mrs. Foster were presented with a handsome silverware casket by his brother Odd Fel- lows, Commander George N. Moses making the pEeS0u6ablOu SpccCA1 WAAcn nnK' II OstcE ably responded to, after which wishes for long life and great prosperity were in order until the party broke up in the early morn- ing. Among those present were: Captain David Sharp and wife, Mir. and Mrs. K. A. TisdaIe, MT. and Mrs. N. I. Strick- land. MT. and Mrs. A. N. Farm lee, Conductor H. s. Beers of the Derby road, and wife; MT. and MrsA w. H. Clark, Mir. and Mrs. G. H. Hotchkiss, MT. and Mrs. Whittlesey, Chaplain W. F. Smith of Admiral Foote post and wife, MT. 0. B. Dyer and wife, MT. and Mrs. J. s. Can non, MT. and Mrs. Frank Orr, MT. and Mrs. J. H. West, MT. and Mrs. Edward Wines, Mir. and Mrs. Edward c. Beecher, MT. and Mrs. Allen D. Baldwin, MT. and Mrs. David R. Adams, Captain Samuel Potter and wife, MT. and Mrs. Reuben Futile, w. H. Pier pont and sister, Dr. Charles Rawling and wife, Mrs. J. H. Shumway, MT. George MT. and Mrs. O. J. Woodford MT. and Mrs. J. N. Coe, MT. and Mrs. John Mo Carthy, MT. and Mrs. w. E. Morgan, Mir. and Mrs. John Munson, Ticket Agent J. N. States and wife, Miss Jessie Dyer, Miss Mary Dyer, Miss Hattie Stevens, Misses West, Miss Hattie Munson, Misses Kinney, Misses Richards, Miss Moses, Miss Stanley, Miss Adams, Miss West, Miss Hubbel1, Miss Green of New York, Miss Misrold of Water bury, Miss Foot and others.